Housekeeping Supervisor

Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Wellbeing programs

Discounts on programs

Complimentary membership

Job summary

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is seeking a hands-on Housekeeping Supervisor to lead daily cleaning operations across classrooms, restrooms, gym, and grounds, ensuring spaces are ready for use and set-ups are completed on time.

You will supervise staff across multiple shifts, schedule for events, train employees, manage supplies, and communicate issues to the Plant Operations Senior Director, promoting accountability and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of facility maintenance equipment and chemicals.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to interview, hire, assess personnel, and process appropriate paperwork.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English.
• Experience scheduling staff and managing employee performance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate room set‑ups and breakdowns.
• Conduct routine building inspections and maintain cleanliness.
• Supervise housekeeping staff across multiple shifts.
• Schedule staff for events and after-hours work.
• Manage supplies, timecards, and equipment inventory.
• Report repairs and communicate staffing needs to senior leadership.
• Coach and develop staff to promote accountability and teamwork.

Skills

Facility maintenance

Leadership

Bilingual (Spanish/English)

Staff scheduling

Communication

Hiring & performance

Job description

Summary

Under the direction of the Plant Operation Senior Director, the Housekeeping Supervisor will be primarily responsible for ensuring that the building spaces (classrooms, restrooms, locker rooms, gym, fitness center, hallways) and grounds are clean and ready for use. Set‑ups and break‑downs are done correctly and in a timely manner, and housekeeping staff are trained and perform their jobs. The incumbent will provide direct supervision to the housekeeping staff and ultimately is responsible for ensuring that daily housekeeping operations run smoothly. This is a hands‑on supervisory position requiring visible leadership across multiple shifts.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate room set‑up and breakdowns.
• Conduct routine building inspections.
• Maintain the facility and grounds in a clean and sanitary manner on a daily basis.
• Assist in cleaning, room set‑ups and breakdowns and other housekeeping duties as needed.
• Schedule staff to work special events and activities occurring after regular operating hours.
• Maintain a flexible schedule that provides supervisory oversight of both morning and evening housekeeping operations, also responsible for working during events and after regular operating hours when needed.
• Calculate department personnel timecards.
• Inventory and order supplies and equipment.
• Report repairs needed to facilities and equipment.
• Assist the Plant Operations Senior Director with scheduling staff.
• Communicate any staff concerns or problems to the Plant Operations Senior Director.
• Supervise, coach, and develop housekeeping staff while promoting accountability and teamwork.
• All other activities pertaining to housekeeping.

This job description is not intended to be all‑inclusive, and the incumbent will also perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by supervisor or other management, as required. The JCC reserves the right to revise or change job duties as the needs arise. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of facility maintenance equipment and chemicals.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to interview, hire, assess personnel, and process appropriate paperwork.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Bilingual, able to speak and communicate in Spanish and English.
• Experience scheduling staff and managing employee performance.
• Lead by example and foster a positive, customer‑focused culture.

Physical Skills and Work Environment

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear. The employee is required to frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and or smell. The employee must frequently lift and/or move items such as tables, chairs, etc. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception. Employee will need to work both indoors and outside in temperatures that can be both cold or hot and possibly during inclement weather.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary (or Salary Range): $50,000 - $60,000.

Benefit & Perks: The JCC offers a comprehensive benefits package including generous time off, paid holidays, health, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) employer match, FSA/HSA options, life insurance, long term disability, complimentary membership to the Jewish Community Center, discounts on programs including preschool and summer camp, and wellbeing programming.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The Jewish Community Center of Greater Baltimore is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with our Jewish values, we are dedicated to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, citizenship, veteran's status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit the performance of essential job functions (with or without reasonable accommodation) or any other basis protected by federal, or applicable, state or local law. We welcome everyone interested in our mission to join us. If you require accommodations, please contact us and we will make every effort to meet your needs.